Book of Common Prayer

Three Years Later I Went To Jerusalem And Visited Peter And James

¹⁸ Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days. ¹⁹ But I did not see another of the apostles except^[a] James, the brother of the Lord. ²⁰ Now the things which I am writing to you, behold— I affirm in the sight of God that I am not lying. ²¹ Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. ²² And I was not-known by face to the churches of Judea in Christ, ²³ but they were only hearing that “the one once persecuting us is now announcing-as-good-news the faith which he was once destroying”. ²⁴ And they were glorifying God in^[b] me.

Fourteen Years Later The Jerusalem Apostles Added Nothing To My Gospel

2 Then after fourteen years I again went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, having also taken along Titus with me. ² And I went up based-on^[c] a revelation, and laid-before them the good-news which I am proclaiming among the Gentiles— but privately, to the ones having-the-reputation-of ^[d] being something— that somehow^[e] I might not be running, or have run, in vain^[f]. ³ But not even Titus, the one with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. ⁴ Now^[g] this arose^[h] because of the false-brothers secretly-brought-in, who sneaked-in to spy-out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus in order that they might enslave^[i] us— ⁵ to whom we yielded in submission not-even for an hour, in order that the truth of the good-news might continue^[j] with you. ⁶ And from the ones having-the-reputation-of being something— of-what-sort they ever^[k] were makes no difference to me; God does not receive the face^[l] of a human— indeed to me the ones having-the-reputation communicated nothing. ⁷ But on-the-contrary, having seen that I have been entrusted the good-news for the uncircumcised just as Peter for the circumcised— ⁸ for the One having worked^[m] in Peter for an apostleship of the circumcised worked also in me for the Gentiles— ⁹ and having recognized the grace having been given to me, James and Cephas and John, the ones having-the-reputation-of being pillars, gave the right hands of fellowship to me and Barnabas, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. ¹⁰ They asked only that we should be remembering^[n] the poor— as to which, I also was eager to do this very thing.

6 ¹ And He went out from there.

Jesus Teaches In His Hometown Synagogue. They Are Astounded But Unbelieving

And He comes into His hometown^[a]. And His disciples are following Him. ² And having become Sabbath, He began to teach in the synagogue. And while listening, many were astounded, saying “From where did these things come to this One? And what is the wisdom having been given to this One? And such miracles taking place by His hands! ³ Is this One not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Jude^[b] and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they were taking-offense^[c] at Him. ⁴ And Jesus was saying to them that “A prophet is not without-honor except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his house”. ⁵ And He was not able to do any miracle there— except, having laid His hands on a few sick ones, He cured them. ⁶ And He was marveling because of their unbelief.

The Twelve Are Sent Out Two By Two To Proclaim Repentance And Heal The Sick

And He was going-around the villages in a circle, teaching. ⁷ And He summons the twelve, and began to send them out two by two. And He was giving them authority over the unclean spirits. ⁸ And He instructed them that they should be taking nothing for the journey except a staff ^[d] only— no bread, no [traveler’s] bag, no money^[e] for the [money] belt— ⁹ but should go having [merely] tied-on sandals. “And do not put on two tunics^[f]”. ¹⁰ And He was saying to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, be staying there until you go forth from-that-place^[g]. ¹¹ And whatever place does not welcome you, nor do they listen-to you— while proceeding out from-that-place, shake-out the dirt under your feet for a testimony against them”. ¹² And having gone forth, they proclaimed that they should repent. ¹³ And they were casting out many demons. And they were anointing^[h] many sick ones with oil and curing them.